A controller outputs, to a transport vehicle, a forward movement command for moving in the forward direction along a transport path toward a destination, and a reverse movement command for moving in a reverse direction along the transport path toward the destination. When a target task occurs, the controller determines a transport vehicle to execute the target task among a plurality of transport vehicles, while also including, as a candidate, a transport vehicle located on a downstream side of the transport path relative to the destination at a timing when the target task occurs.
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2. The transportation facility according to claim 1, wherein when determining the transport vehicle to execute the target task among the plurality of transport vehicles, the controller also includes, as one of the candidates, a transport vehicle that is located on an upstream side of the transport path relative to the destination at the timing when the target task occurs, and which is expected to stop at the downstream side relative to the destination, even after starting a deceleration from the timing when the target task occurs.
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